Help SLOW bootup - Stuck at welcome screen

[charlesbb]

My laptop takes 3min and 20 seconds to boot! its stuck in the welcome screen for 2min+ with the harddrive not doing anything.

I think its searching for network drivers or something... Help

I have attached MSINFO32.nfo file. Any boot logging programs I can run?

 

[richc46]

Welome
Try with a clean boot so that the problem can be isolated
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

If clean boot has no effect try in safe mode and give us the results.

 

[charlesbb]

Clean boot had no effect.
Safe mode would zip right through welcome in 2 seconds!!
What does safe mode not load?

 

[richc46]

Most likely a driver.
Go to device manager look for yellow warning triangles. Make sure that the essential drivers are up to date
Graphics
Audio
etc.

 

[charlesbb]

I go into safe mode it's very quick but when I do safe mode with networking it takes just as long...

So i am guessing its trying to connect to a network drive or something and its timing out.

Device manager is clean.

 

[richc46]

Yes it does. Turn off firewall and anti virus, what happens?

 

[richc46]

Try an SFC
It will try to fix basic problems. If it cannot after a few tries, I will tell you how to get a report
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html

Look in event viewer for errors.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-network-connection-problems

Make sure that NIC driver is up to date. Drivers that are not current do not show the yellow triangle warning, if other problems are not present.

 

[charlesbb]

Turn firewall off and Uninstall AV.

SFC and Network Diagnostic are clean.

 

[richc46]

Internet,
Wireless or cable?

Real long shot
Make a full AV scan
Download and make a full scan with malwarebytes. Update before scan.

 

[charlesbb]

It's connected wirelessly.

I think the issue is that it's my offices computer and they set it up to connect to all these
Network drives and network etc etcs. It keeps looking till it times out. I'm not connected to the office network anymore.

 

[charlesbb]

Take a look for 2minutes, nothing is happening?!?!?!

 

[richc46]

This is what we know
Problem seems to be connected with the internet.
Disconnect from the internet and see what happens.

 

[charlesbb]

I tried disabling all the network adapters, rebooting and same thing...

I think its DHCP time out, how do i reduce it from 120seconds to say 10?

 

[richc46]

Dont really know of a way to change that setting. Go to help and support, by the start menu, and type DHCP, there is some good information about TCP/IP
setting and DHCP

 

[charlesbb]

I looked and couldn't find anything.
Anyone?